After hours and hours of working out designs on paper and a computer screen it's very exciting to open the package with the first strike-offs of a fabric, and even more exciting to see the fabric made into an actual physical, three dimensional thing.

Spring Floral Patch fabric strike offs

Strike offs (test prints performed prior to production) are the last critical check before putting prints into production to ensure registration, color, placement and especially the artwork. Thanks to the modern convenience of digital printing services (Spoonflower printed these) it's quick and easy to see what the prints will look like on a variety of fabrics.

Now that we've approved the strike off we'll be going into production and

using these prints for nursery bedding - a comforter, bumper and crib skirt.

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Finding a whole new direction with dots.

Last one finished. Now just to stitch them on to the slipcovers.

I've been perfecting my no-knots on the surface technique. Not a knot to be seen on this one.

Number 7 is finished. Only one more to go.

Back to the slipcover dots.

My vat is getting better with time. I'm finding those soft blues I was looking for. I'm definitely a fermentation vat convert. The cloth is from headers @turnerartmom scavenged for me on a dumpster dive. No pre-wash, no scour, just straight into the vat.

Back to stitching round things.

I'm stockpiling pomegranates for the dye vat.

When you can't decide between mango and blueberry lassi, make both and use a straw to switch between flavors.

Another of my favorite things about California: walking to the lemon tree in November to make salad dressing.